April 04, 2013 09:20 PM CDTApril 04, 2013 09:32 PM CDTGosselin: The way the Mavericks draft, why not take a flyer on Brittney Griner

Gosselin: The way the Mavericks draft, why not take a flyer on Brittney Griner

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THE CAREER OF BAYLOR CENTER BRITTNEY GRINER -- Baylor's Brittney Griner after her team beat Texas Tech 56-51 in an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Feb. 18, 2012, in Waco, Texas. Griner and the top-ranked Baylor Lady Bears are still undefeated and the win clinched a share of the Big 12 conference title.

Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring David Moore and Rick Gosselin:

On Mark Cuban saying he would draft Brittney Griner:

Gosselin: “The way the Mavericks draft, why not. They’ve gotten nothing from the draft. For her position, you’re going to get pushed. You have to push back. Right now, she’s not going to be able to push back.”

Moore: “I guess my question is it is better to allow Tyson Chandler to walk so you can draft a 6-foot-8 female center two years later to continue to build off of what you did in a championship. That doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. It will be interesting. This has happened a couple of times before. This issue with Griner is she’s clearly the best women’s college athlete, but the position she plays doesn’t transition to the NBA because it’s just so physical and she’s so undersized for the position. I actually think there are some women who would have a better chance at doing this at the guard position.”

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